To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Midvale Irrigation District the Pilot Butte Power Plant in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security, through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), to create a national strategy for training cybersecurity workers at rural hospitals. It addresses the unique challenges rural healthcare facilities face in protecting patient data and hospital systems from cyberattacks due to limited resources and workforce shortages.
Who Benefits and How
Rural hospitals benefit by receiving free cybersecurity training materials and a coordinated national strategy to help them recruit and train cybersecurity staff. Community colleges and vocational schools in rural areas may see increased enrollment in new cybersecurity programs developed through partnerships. Rural patients indirectly benefit from improved protection of their health data and hospital systems.
Who Bears the Burden and How
CISA and the Department of Homeland Security must develop the strategy and materials within 1 year using existing resources (no new funding authorized). They must also provide annual briefings to Congress on progress. HHS, Education, and Labor departments may be consulted but face no binding requirements.
Key Provisions
- CISA must develop a rural hospital cybersecurity workforce strategy within 1 year
- CISA must create and distribute training materials for rural hospital staff
- Strategy must include partnerships with educational institutions and private sector
- Annual congressional briefings required on implementation progress
- No additional funding authorized for these activities
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop a comprehensive cybersecurity workforce development strategy specifically for rural hospitals, including training materials and educational partnerships
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Cybersecurity, Workforce Development, Rural Affairs
Primary Purpose
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop a comprehensive cybersecurity workforce development strategy specifically for rural hospitals, including training materials and educational partnerships
Policy Domains
Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Workforce Development Act
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Rural hospitals
- Rural healthcare workers
- Community colleges and vocational schools
- Cybersecurity education providers
- Rural patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency)
- Department of Homeland Security
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Manchin, with an amendment
Mr. Barrasso (for himself and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Midvale Irrigation District
Midvale Irrigation District faces effects in multiple directions
Bureau of Reclamation, Federal Government (United States)
Bureau of Reclamation faces effects in multiple directions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code
The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
A geographic division that is among the 9 geographic divisions determined by the Bureau of the Census
A healthcare facility that is located in a non-urbanized area (as determined by the Bureau of the Census) and provides inpatient and outpatient healthcare services, including primary care, emergency care, and diagnostic services
The Secretary of Homeland Security
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